RULES WE BREAK (Emerald wings Book 1)
About
Some love stories don’t begin with a spark.
They begin with a history.
They know each other’s tells—the pause before a lie, the hand that hovers before it reaches, the way I’m fine can mean please don’t leave. They’ve already loved once. They’ve already broken. And they’ve sworn they won’t make the same mistakes again.
When two people who once meant everything to each other are forced back into close proximity, the past doesn’t stay quiet for long. Old wounds surface. Old instincts flare. And the one thing they promised themselves they wouldn’t do—trust again—starts to feel dangerously possible.
Because the attraction never really disappeared.
It just learned to hide under distance, politeness, and a careful set of rules designed to keep their hearts intact.
But desire isn’t the hard part.
The hard part is repair.
The hard part is accountability.
The hard part is learning how to love someone properly when you’re no longer the person you used to be.
Set against rain-washed streets, late-night decisions, and the quiet weight of everything left unsaid, Rules We Break is a slow-burn, emotionally grounded romance about what happens after the damage is done—when apologies aren’t enough, and love has to be proven in actions rather than promises.
This is a story about choosing to show up.
About learning when to hold on—and when to let someone see the parts of you that aren’t polished or healed yet.
About discovering that real love isn’t loud or reckless, but steady, deliberate, and earned.
Rules We Break is the first novel in Emerald Wings, a contemporary romance series about second chances, hard-won trust, and the brave, everyday work of choosing each other again.
Perfect for readers who love: • second-chance romance with emotional depth
• slow-burn tension and intimate character growth
• accountability, consent, and earned trust
• protective devotion rooted in respect
• love stories that don’t rush the healing
Some rules are made to keep us safe.
Others are made to be broken—together.